This interview was conducted by Matt Gresick and Cristel Savage with Maybelle Smiley and Ernestine Brown. In this interview, Maybelle and Ernestine describe their lives in the early 20th century in Sand Domingo, MD, and their experiences with race relations at that time. They describe average life at that time, and their education in segregated schools as children as well as the impact of
Brown v. Board of Education on their community. They comment on their experiences of segregation and racism, such as segregated restaurants and theaters. They also comment on race relations today compared to what they experienced when they were younger.
This interview is part of the Teaching American History Program.
For more information, see the Edward H. Nabb Center Finding Aid:
https://libapps.salisbury.edu/nabb-archives/finding-aid.php?id=1550